<http://www.examiner.com/x-7641-Dallas-Animal-Rescue-Examiner~y2010m1d31-US-Global-loses-appeal-so-where-do-27000-exotic-animals-go-and-when>

They now will need permanent placements:

Late yesterday the legal wrangling over 27,000 exotic animals ended
with an judge ruling against US Global Exotics in their appeal. The
animals, seized on December 15, 2009, by Arlington Animal Services,
with assistance from the HSNTand the SPCA of Texas, had earlier been
found to have been subject to inhumane treatment and unsanitary living
conditions. For over a month now, the animals have been cared for
vets, staff, and volunteers from the SPCA and HSNT, and various
species-specific organizations...
...
The City of Arlington plans to turn over custody of them to the SPCA
of Texas. To try and prevent these animals from from ever ending up
in the wrong hands again, the judge's ruling in the case makes clear
the animals are not be adopted out to the public. Instead, the SPCA 
of Texas will place them with reputable organizations such as zoos,
sanctuaries, and species-specific rescue organizations.

I hope that does not apply to the domesticated animals involved because
those need homes. They could go through people's vets for vetting who
is okay, I would suspect.

A number of the animals are wild ones, but there also are domesticated
species like ferrets.

More:

Experts say the conditions they were living in were so filthy the US
Global Exotic's warehouse would have to be demolished. If they were
to be returned to their native region, they would carry with them the
risk of diseases that could devastate entire eco-systems.
Realistically, return is simply not an option.

and

Several reports indicate that the Detroit Zoo has offered to provide a
home for five wallabies, four sloths,three agoutis, two ring- tailed
lemurs, two coatis, two kinkajous, and hundreds of reptiles, spiders,
and amphibians. That leaves thousands more - chinchillas,ferrets,
hedgehogs, prairie dogs, ground squirrels, hamsters, gerbils,mice,
rats, lizards, iguanas, geckos, turtles, tortoises, goldfish,
tarantulas, anacondas, scorpions, boas, crabs, and frogs, as well as
a few illegal species that will likely be turned over to the USDA.
Some of the animals will be transferred as early as Monday, while
others will require specialized transportation that may take weeks
to arrange.

Gads, I've worked with multiple species mentioned above in the past:
lemurs, procyonids, anacondas, etc. and was offered a sloth long
ago -- and love their temperaments but turned it down because I could
not supply the needs of a sloth and I knew that (the same reason that
I turned down several procyonids and two elderly primates I personally
knew very well (because of having worked with those individuals among
other primates, a howler and a gibbon). It is so horrible to think of
that place having had any of the types of animals.

Additionally:

Several reports indicate that the Detroit Zoo has offered to provide a
home for five wallabies, four sloths,three agoutis, two ring- tailed
lemurs, two coatis, two kinkajous, and hundreds of reptiles, spiders,
and amphibians. That leaves thousands more - chinchillas,ferrets,
hedgehogs, prairie dogs, ground squirrels, hamsters, gerbils,mice,
rats, lizards, iguanas, geckos, turtles, tortoises, goldfish,
tarantulas, anacondas, scorpions, boas, crabs, and frogs, as well as
a few illegal species that will likely be turned over to the USDA.
Some of the animals will be transferred as early as Monday, while
others will require specialized transportation that may take weeks
to arrange.

Here is the current SAFE location for most of the animals which is
racking up huge bills -- about $10,000 every single day -- caring for
them:

<http://www.spca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Homepage_Template_2004>

I don't know what health problems are being found among the ferrets,
for instance if they may be ADV positive.

Sukie (not a vet)

Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
HAPPY:
http://www.6footsix.com/my_weblog/2010/01/high-fives-for-happiness.html
"All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow."
(2010, Steve Crandall)

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